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Didier Daeninckx

ディディエ・ダニンクス

Didier Daeninckx

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-04-27 (Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis)
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Saint-Denis

Career

Occupations
author, left-wing politician
Active Years
1983-

Awards

Trophées 813
1984
Result: 受賞
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1985
Work: Meurtres pour mémoire
Result: 受賞
Prix Mystère de la critique
1987
Result: 受賞
Prix Eugène-Dabit du roman populiste
1990
Result: 受賞
Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle
2012
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Murder in Memoriam

1984 roman noir

A hardboiled novel about memory and murder

memorypoliticshistory
Translations
  • English translation available

Adaptations

  • Héroïnes (film based on Play Back)
  • The Repentant (loosely based on La Repentie)

Translations of Works

  • Murder in Memoriam (English)
  • A Very Profitable War (English)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
hardboiledsocially engaged
Recurring Motifs
political oppressiondark historyworking class

Legacy

Known as a French roman noir author addressing left-wing political themes

In Popular Culture

  • Mentioned as an anarchist

Trivia

  • Belgian descent
  • Anarchist background